Old China Books (www.oldchinabooks.com) was created to publish books related to China of the 19th and earlier centuries, in particular the historical novel Yang Shen, a tale of the encounter - sometimes the clash - of Americans and Chinese. As their concerns converge, greater understanding of that encounter between America and China seems merited, as it occurs today and as it happened in the past. Like the camelback bridge pictured on our website, an icon of old China, Old China Books may serve in a small way as a bridge to further understanding. Nevertheless, we also anticipate expanding our list to embrace other works as well, including journals, memoirs and poetry. OCB exists solely on the Internet and, as such, is an experimental approach to bookselling. Books are printed and distributed through channels associated with Ingram's Lightning Source,which include Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other outlets.OCB is a licensed California reseller, not a retailer, so books published by OCB are sold only through online vendors, like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or in volume for resale bybooksellers.